кимзә

Kalmyk
Cyrillic Clear Script
кимзә (kimzä) ᡍᡄᡏᠴᡄᡃ(kemzē)

Etymology

Uncertain. By surface analysis, кем (kem, “measure”) +‎ зә (zä, a nominal suffix); /e/ > /i/ shift is thus unexpected. Probably related to кемҗән (kemjän), which is a cognate of Mongolian хэмжээ (xemžee).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kimˈzæ/

Noun

кимзә • (kimzä) (plural кимзәс)

  1. ruler (a measuring device)
  2. scale (a system of measurements)
    1. scale (a line on a measuring device)
      термометрин кимзә ― termometrin kimzä ― thermometer scale

References
  • Muniev, B. D. (1977) “кимзә”, in Калмыцко-русский словарь [Kalmyk–Russian dictionary], Moscow: Издательство "Русский язык", page 301
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